Editing Halo 4 Launch Gameplay Trailer

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The '''''Halo 4'' Launch Gameplay Trailer''' is a [[trailer]] of ''[[Halo 4]]''. It was released two weeks before the game's release. It shows several aspects of the [[campaign]] and [[multiplayer]].<ref>[http://youtu.be/DIspQ1NmGf4 '''YouTube:''' ''Halo 4 Launch Gameplay Trailer'']</ref>

==Transcript==
''Open to [[John-117]], holding [[Cortana]]'s [[data crystal chip]] displaying her [[avatar]], and standing amid the wreckage of the {{UNSCShip|Forward Unto Dawn}} on the inner surface of Requiem.''

*'''John-117 (voiceover)''': "Where are we?"

''Cut to numerous vistas within [[Requiem]]. Cut to John-117 looking at [[Halo Array|Halo]] [[Installation 03]].''

*'''[[Didact]] (voiceover)''': "And so you come at last." 

'''AN ANCIENT HATRED'''

''Cut to the Didact's [[Cryptum]] rising beyond a cliff. A startled John quickly turns around and raises his [[MA5D Individual Combat Weapon System|assault rifle]] in alarm. The Cryptum flies away at a supersonic speed.''

*'''John-117 (voiceover)''': "Cortana, what is it?" 

'''CONFINED FOR A MILLENNIA'''

''Cut to John-117 entering a [[Forerunner]] chamber. Fades to John inspecting a Cryptum.''

'''UNLEASHED IN A MOMENT'''

''Cut to John activating the Cryptum, after which it emits a large burst of energy. He takes cover.''

*'''Didact (voiceover)''': "We are [[Forerunner]]s, guardians of all that exists." 

''Cut to multiple [[Promethean Knight]]s [[Slipspace translocation|translocating]] to the immediate vicinity surrounding John, each on a pillar. John takes aim at one of them. It translocates and disappears.''

''Cut to the view from John's [[Heads-up display|HUD]] as a Promethean Knight tackles John and opens its face-plate, revealing blue screaming skull. 

{{Center|'''"BEST ACTION GAME"'''<br>
<small>'''GAME CRITICS AWARDS BEST OF E3 2012'''</small>}}

''Cut to a chaotic [[Dominion]] game on [[Longbow]]. Cut to a multiplayer game on [[Meltdown]], where a Spartan-IV is using the [[Z-90 Photonic Coalescence Emitter/Aegis|Hardlight Shield]] to protect himself from a [[Mantis]]' attack. Cut to a [[Capture the Flag]] game on [[Ragnarok]], where a [[M12 Light Reconnaissance Vehicle|Warthog]] is speeding to Blue Base with a Red flag carrier on its passenger's seat.''

{{Center|'''"ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE"'''<br>
<small>'''G4TV'''</small>}}

''Cut to John-117 sliding off a [[Kmiro'sish-pattern Lich|Lich]] at a high altitude. He stops his fall by slamming his [[combat knife]] into the Lich's hull. Cut to John performing an [[Assassinations|assassination]] on a Promethean Knight: he tears free the arm bearing the Knight's [[hard light]] blade and stabs the Knight with it.''

{{Center|'''"THE FUTURE OF GAMING"'''<br>
<small>'''GAMESRADAR.COM'''</small>}} 

*'''Didact (voiceover)''': "[[Human]]ity stands as the greatest threat in the [[Milky Way|galaxy]]."

''Cut to John-117 as he jumps off a malfunctioning [[Type-32 Rapid Attack Vehicle|Ghost]]. Cut to John using a [[Portable jump-jet|jet pack]] to get up a sand hill. Cut to a Promethean Knight killing a Ghost operator by slashing its blade at the operator. Cut to a Knight as its jumps to attack an enemy with its blade. Cut to another Knight as it slashes its opponent. Cut to John taking cover from the aforementioned Cryptum. Cut to [[Forerunner body armor|armor]] pieces fastening around the Didact's arms. The Didact, mostly off-screen, then uses a [[constraint field]] to capture and immobilize John, causing him to float through the air for several meters. Cut to a view from behind the Didact's shoulder, who now inspects the still-immobilized John.''

*'''Didact (voiceover)''': "The Forerunners have returned."

''Cuts to Didact's "unbound" icon, glowing orange and spinning upside down.'' 

'''AN ANCIENT EVIL AWAKENS'''

''The icon flashes and the scene cuts to black.''

'''HALO 4'''<br>
<small>'''11.06.12'''</small>

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